City of the Living Dead

In the early 1950s, Avon Periodicals launched City of the Living Dead, a single-issue comic that stands as a macabre landmark of the pre-Code horror boom. Illustrated by the prolific Everett Raymond Kinstler, this one-shot plunged readers into a world of ghouls and graveyard terrors, capturing the raw, unregulated energy of the era before the Comics Code Authority reshaped the industry. Though brief, its grim atmosphere and Kinstler's moody artwork make it a notable artifact of vintage horror comics.